Occurrence of various joint diseases among
rural people is a common problem. Even after the use of modern medicines
afflicted people suffer a lot due to the recurrence; majority of the rural
people have deep belief and rely, and approach for traditional remedies. The
present investigation provides information of traditional herbal recipes using
28 plant species belonging to 26 genera and 22 families in treating various
joint diseases by different ethnic groups of Assam, which deserve further
studies for harnessing.

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